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CVE-2023-51559

Foxit PDF Reader Doc Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of Doc objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22258.

  • Published: May 3, 2024
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2023-51559
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.3
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
foxit / pdf_editor - 10.1.12.37872.x
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foxit / pdf_editor 12.0.0 12.1.3.15356.x
foxit / pdf_editor 13.0.0.21632 13.0.0.21632.x
foxit / pdf_editor 2023.1.0.15510 2023.1.0.15510.x
foxit / pdf_editor 2023.2.0.21408 2023.2.0.21408.x
foxit / pdf_reader - 2023.2.0.21408.x
foxit / pdf_editor - 11.1.5.0913.x
foxit / pdf_editor 12.0.0.0601 12.1.1.55342.x
foxit / pdf_editor 13.0.0.61829 13.0.0.61829.x
foxit / pdf_editor 2023.1.0.55583 2023.1.0.55583.x
foxit / pdf_editor 2023.2.0.61611 2023.2.0.61611.x
foxit / pdf_reader - 2023.2.0.61611.x